The Management Problem

Project estimates oftentimes feel like a necessary evil. If given the choice, most professionals would simply skip this step and start delivering. Although that approach may actually work in some cases (think iterative delivery as an ever-changing process), when dealing with external clients in a B2C or B2B organization, engagement outcomes are usually much more defined.

Project estimates can be a pain for many reasons. To start, the process required to provide accurate estimates is usually loosely defined, the steps followed by each estimator are guided by personal preference and are usually non-homogenous, and the outcome is left to chance.

“By painting such a dire portrait, we should be allowed to wonder if the effort is really worth it.”

Bringing it all together

But what if small steps could be taken to align the project estimate approach, to define processes, and to ensure that high-quality information made it’s way to those responsible for providing estimates? We at Scope-R believe that the first step in this transition is to group project estimations and knowledge together under a collaborative roof.

To make this possible, we’ve created dashboards centered around project scopes and estimates which help users align their pre-sales and discovery processes to the estimates and quotes themselves. As a data and process-driven organization, we believe that organizing those crucial processes will be the difference that sets successful services organizations, freelancers, and agencies apart by showing customers they care about the estimates they provide and that they listen to their every requirement.

To learn more, visit our Features page or check out the short clip above!